Frankel E R (62 results)

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

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Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pen & pencil markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN:9780521405850.…

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Book contains pencil markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:9780521405850.…

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Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Library sticker on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,850grams, ISBN:0521405238.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1970. Green cloth covered boards with gold spine titles; mild wear; jacket worn at edges; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; inscribed and signed by the author on free front endpaper; interior clean and unmarked; 554 pages. Signed by Author.…

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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 175 pp. Stated: "First published 1984" with NAP. Glossy gray wraps with orange Title band across to front cover for Title lettering in large black letters; Editor names lettering in smaller black letters in a column at lower center front cover. Following Editors' Introduction, Contents divided into 13 Essays: (1) Alan Gewirth, "The Epistemology of Human Rights"; (2) Arthur C. Danto, "Constructing an Epistemology of Human Rights: A Pseudo Problem?"; (3) Alan Gewirth, "A Reply to Danto"; (4) Loren Lomasky, "Personal Projects as the Foundation for Basic Rights"; (5) Hugo Adam Bedau, "Why Do We Have the Rights We Do?; (6) John Gray, "Indirect Utility and Fundamental Rights"; (7) Allan Gibbard, "Utilitarianism and Human Rights"; (8) James Fishkin, "Utilitarianism Versus Human Rights"; (9) David Kelley, "Life, Liberty and Property"; (10) Martin P. Golding, "The Primacy of Welfare Rights"; (11) Alan Donagan, "The Right Not to Incriminate Oneself"; (12) Richard E. Flathman, "Moderating Rights"; )13) Charles R. Beitz, "Difficulties with Flathman's Moderation Thesis". Previous owner name discreetly at top left inside front cover; truly nugatory 7" soft crease on the diagonal on front cover echoing, decreasingly, through two pages (ostensibly, derived from a thumb crease of a more common sort, but crease does not extend to any cover edge and has now been gratuitously strengthened with application of clear shipping tape: NEVER a sharp crease like a dogear), else Fine: Tight binding (NO cracks); sharp cover corners (NO bumps or curls); NO rubbing wear; NO remainder marks. Clean text. Newspaper items laid in: (1) "Code of Conduct" (NYT 9-17-1986, re Constitutional Rights for members of the military); (2) Tamar Lewin, "When Courts Take Charge of the Unborn" (NYT 1-9-89); (3) Joel Brinkley, "Israelis Fight Over Human Rights Bill" (NYT 11-20-1989); (4) "U.N. Assembly Adopts Doctrine Outlining Children's Basic Rights" (NYT 11-20-1989); (5) "For Many, Human Rights Mean Life Itself" (Letters to the Editor, NYT, 6-30-1993); (6) "Universal Declaration of Human Rights" (Adopted by U.N. General Assembly, December 10, 1948); this copy obtained at an Amnesty International Yard Sale in Woodstock, NY, 7-23-1988. …

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paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 189 pp. Contents: 13 Essays divided into two sections [footnotes within Essays]: I. IN MODERN LITERATURE (1) Robert Bierstedt, "The Tergiversation of Herman Wouk" (The Caine Mutiny); (2) Charles Frankel, "Efficient Power and Inefficient Virtue" (Bernard Shaw: Major Barbara); (3) George N. Schuster, "Art at War with the Good" (Thomas Mann: Death in Venice); (4) Lionel Trilling, "The Morality of Inertia" (Edith Wharton: Ethan Frome); (5) John E. Smith, "When Should We Not Tell the Truth?" (Henrik Ibsen: The Wild Duck); (6) Edward Davison, "The Line of Caponsacchi" (Robert Browning: The Ring and the Book); (7) William York Tindall, "The Ceremony of Innocence" (Herman Melville: Billy Budd); II. IN EARLIER LITERATURE (8) Henry Hatfield, "Can One Sell One's Soul?" (The Faust Legend); (9) Edgar Johnson, "The Dilemma of Hamlet" (William Shakespeare: Hamlet); (10) Richard McKeon, "The Choice of Socrates" (Plato: Crito); (11) Whitney J. Oates, "Happiness as the Goal" (Euripides: The Bacchae); (12) John F.C. Richards, "The Choice of Antigone" (Sophocles: Antigone); (13) Robert Gordis, "The Conflict of Tradition and Experience" (The Book of Job); Contributors, pp. 179-180; Index, pp. 181-189. Orange dustwrapper not price-clipped ($3.00) with superimposed white lettering on front cover; white band across top front cover for smaller lettering for Editor name. Spine sunned from orange to tan (All lettering remains sharp and distinct, eminently readable) and rear cover white area lightly sunned/soiled, as with age; spine edges and parts of cover edges are worn from holding book; small chips and wear at spine ends and book corners (now backed with Archival tape): describes worse than it is but there you have it: NOW in Brodart mylar, which graciously forgives transgressions. Classic collection in Philosophy of Literature, edited by prolific and distinguished Author, published in Politics, Government, Sociology, Social Science, Government and Human Happiness.…

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Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. From an academic library with the usual stamps etc. This item is heavy and will attract postal surcharges. A00020351.

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